25th January 2026
I once met a very successful man and I asked him to share his secret with me.
He smiled and said to me..
“I started succeeding when I started leaving small fights for small fighters.
I stopped fighting those who gossiped about me…
I stopped fighting over unnecessary issues with my spouse…
I stopped fighting for attention…
I stopped fighting to meet up with public expectation…
I left such fights for those who have nothing else to fight…
And I started fighting for my vision, my dreams, my ideas and my destiny. Then I started winning big”.
That was the day I gave up on small fights.
Some fights are not worth your time.
Fight to make your visions and dreams come alive!
Fight the good fight of faith!
Fight for your destiny not for your ego!
Knowing which battles to fight – and which to leave for another day, or even walk away from altogether – is critical to being successful in business – and in life.
If you find yourself fighting too many battles, on too many fronts, you will end up feeling drained of emotional, mental and physical energy. What’s more, both your work performance and your relationships will inevitably suffer as a result.
Visionaries don’t cluster their mind with nonsense bickering!
Always ask, what is this fight adding to my destiny, my goal, my progress?
So how should you pick the battles that you really ought to fight? Here are four key questions to ask yourself before you take up the call to arms:
1. Is this your battle to fight? If it’s someone else’s battle, then someone else needs to be fighting it. You have enough battles of your own to contest.
2. What difference will winning this battle make in the long term? Take a step back and look at the big picture and then decide.
3. What happens if I lose this battle? What’s the worst that could happen? Understand the possible downside risks.
4. If you don’t fight this battle, regardless of whether you win it or lose it, will you be able to live with yourself afterwards? At the end of the day, you need to be able to look yourself in the mirror and believe that you made the decision that seemed genuinely right at the time.
Choose what you fight for this year &
Stay blessed forever.